Import Replacement Study – Release
Shelburne Fire Hall 63 King Street, Shelburne, Nova ScotiaImport Replacement: Local Prosperity for Rural Atlantic Canada The Centre for Local Prosperity will be releasing a report from its regional study on the economic value of Import Replacement as a development strategy for local communities in Atlantic Canada. The report will be launched at a town hall meeting in Shelburne, Nova Scotia at the […]
The Economic Potential of an Import Replacement Strategy
Andy Horsnell, Centre for Local Prosperity, will be a keynote speaker at the Pictou Chamber of Commerce AGM. He will be speaking about the recent release of the study Import Replacement: Local Prosperity for Rural Atlantic Canada, and the potential economic development potential for the Pictou area. Article in the Pictou News re: Mr. Horsnell's […]
Finding a Place in the World: Understanding Youth Outmigration from Shrinking Rural Communities
This event will feature the public launch of the SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Report, Finding a Place in the World: Understanding Youth Outmigration from Shrinking Rural Communities, by Dr. Karen Foster and Hannah Main, and a keynote address from Dr. Ray Bollman (Statistics Canada, retired) entitled Rural Outmigration: A Look at Some Numbers. In addition to […]
Climate Change and the Human Prospect – film screening
Pugwash Peace Hall Victoria Street, Pugwash, Nova Scotia, CanadaThe Centre for Local Prosperity will be doing a public screening of a documentary film - Climate Change and the Human Prospect - with discussion to follow. The film comes out of the Fall 2017 60th Anniversary Thinkers Lodge Retreat on Climate Change, in which 22 Thinkers gathered for a 2 1/2 day retreat on […]
3rd Annual Cumberland Energy Symposium
Springhill Nova ScotiaThe Third Annual Cumberland Energy Symposium will be held Thursday, May 24th. Robert Cervelli, Executive Directory and Andrea Vandenboer, Project Manager and Filmmaker, will be presenting a documentary film on the Fall 2017 Thinkers Lodge Retreat - Climate Change and the Human Prospect. The symposium will be held at the Dr. Carson and Marion Murray […]
How We Thrive
Mount St Vincent University, Halifax, NS4 days. 200 inspired Nova Scotians. Skills & strategies for a future that works for all. How We THRIVE is an experiment in "just doing it." It began with a few people dreaming of an event that would capture the energy and possibilities that are alive in the province right now. Nova Scotians from across networks, communities and […]